Comp denied for firefighter's PTSD unaccompaniedby physical injury March 25, 2013In Oklahoma, an injured worker whosuffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression as a result of awork incident is not entitled to benefits unless he also suffered a physicalinjury in the … [Read more...]

Study Finds PTSD Diagnoses AccurateA report released Friday by the Army's surgeongeneral found a high degree of validity in the service's diagnoses andtreatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.March 13, 2013A report releasedMarch 8, 2013, by the Army's surgeon general found a … [Read more...]

February 21,2013   Suicide Prevention Information Sheet for EMS Providers                  provided by the      IllinoisSuicide Prevention Alliance … [Read more...]

Searchingfor Answers Following a Fellow Firefighter’s SuicideBy Frank Fennell Editor’s note: In this article, part of a two-article serieson firefighter suicide, Lt. Frank Fennell shares a story he initially penned in1995, one year after losing a firefighter colleague to suicide. … [Read more...]

What Could Have Saved MyBrother From His Mental IllnessBy Rachel HollisMy big brotherRyan was funny and unfailingly kind. He was one of the most talented musiciansyou might encounter, and had a prodigious ability to pick up any instrument andplay it by ear within the span of a … [Read more...]

Cutting the Onion on Firefighter Depression and Suicide F.I.R.E.S. Within (Firefighter Increased RiskExposure to Suicide)by Shannon PenningtonNorthAmerican Fire Fighter Veteran NetworkNorth American Firefighter Veteran Network (NAFFVN) has beenworking on … [Read more...]

NVFC Releases Report and Webinar on Suicide in the Fire and Emergency Services          Members of the fire and emergency services regularly face a variety of daily stressors that can have lasting effects on their mental and emotional … [Read more...]